This year’s Annual ARLIS conference will be held on May 1-5, 2008 in Denver Colorado. There is still time to apply for the travel awards. There are three that are specific to students. You can get all of the details here: http://www.arlisna.org/about/awards/awards_index.html
There is also a mentor program that is highlighted on the ARLISNAP blog here: http://abcs.wordpress.com/2008/01/24/arlisna-denver-conference-mentor-program/
If you are attending the conference for the first time, you can sign up to get a mentor who will help show you the ropes of the conference. It sounds like a good plan for new attendees.
There is also a special first time attendees program and lots of opportunities to mingle and network with other students interested in Art Librarianship!